Story archives - tag: "grandfather"

Kara

It wasn't until I saw the first tear roll off his cheek that day in the hospital that I realized I wasn't just losing my Mother, but his little girl too.

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2011-11-28 20:41:19 / Rating: 147.5 /

The Third Jane

Because they don't let children in the ICU, I colored in the waiting room while he told my mother, "She won't remember me."

tags: death hospital remembering grandfather dying last words [add]

2011-06-20 11:02:11 / Rating: 289.5 /

Fourth oldest

I will always wonder what my grandfather would've written, had he known that glittery, four dollar card would be the last thing he'd ever communicate to me.

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2011-01-13 14:26:36 / Rating: 247.75 /

didn't know

My cousin and I were two years old, playing tag around the coffee table, not understanding why all the grown-ups were crying.

tags: death grandfather family funeral innocent childhood [add]

2010-08-05 12:23:38 / Rating: 323.5 /

Joy and Sadness

My first child was born on Christmas day, just in time for her great great grandfather to see her on his death bed.

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2010-06-25 11:09:10 / Rating: 336.25 /

doesn't matter

My whole family considered my grandfather to be a cold, emotionless bastard, but the day after he died i found his gentle, loving soul contained in a journal that he'd kept hidden on top of the cupboard.

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2010-04-19 16:41:28 / Rating: 489 /

MissK

As I spoon-fed my Grandfather what would be his last meal, I already knew it'd be a moment I would never forget, despite him being so drugged that he thought I was my mother.

tags: death grandfather loss [add]

2009-12-04 08:52:01 / Rating: 359.75 /

The EMT

As I declared her grandfatehr deceased, I couldn't help but to feel an urge to call my own.

tags: death EMT grandfather family [add]

2009-03-23 13:43:34 / Rating: 356.5 /

Sorcha

The ultimate conversation stopper award belongs to my Grampa, who silenced the Christmas dinner chatter with “…and you never saw a dog die so fast in all your life”.

tags: humour shocking grandfather Christmas [add]

2009-01-29 16:23:43 / Rating: 427.25 /

Murphy's Lawyer

My Chinese grandfather was upset that my father was marrying a white woman, but he was more upset that their first car was Japanese.

tags: grandfather marriage chinese japanese cars [add]

2008-11-19 13:58:00 / Rating: 550.25 /

The Grandson

The first and only time I met Bob he gave me a silver dollar as a graduation present.

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2008-05-21 09:34:03 / Rating: 239.75 /

...!

After discovering his father is a police officer, my grandfather decided to show off his pot plants to my boyfriend.

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2008-03-07 16:54:00 / Rating: 469.75 /

Forgotten Granddaughter

She cried so hard, I though the casket was going to fall over.

tags: death step-grandmother grandfather [add]

2007-11-30 13:36:59 / Rating: 383.5 /

sa

I was never very close with my Grandfather, so it's no surprise that when he died and all my cousins received a cherished belonging of his, I got some socks.

tags: humor grandfather death [add]

2007-11-05 13:30:09 / Rating: 386.5 /